Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-23

vicinity will no doubt lay the charge
q. Lieut.. Partello's door, but from re-
cent facts in our possession we are un-
willing TO think him guilty of doing
this locality such gross injustice.
About two weeks ago Geo. w. Dear
ing. captain Of the "Seven Upn round.
up, brought to this Office q com muni.
cation over his own signature, detail.
ing the deplorable condition OF cattle
In the Yellowstone bottoms at Hatha.
way, which, while no doubt truthful
account Of affairs at that locality, we
declined to publish for the reason that
II given broadcast to the eastern press
through our columns, would be quoted
~ truthful statement OF the condi-
tion Of cattle throughout Custer county,
which IL was not. Yet this same com.
mubication was published almost yer.
batim In the Chicago Times, st. Paul
Globe. and we know not how many
other eastern dsilies as ''specisln
from Fort Keogh, and concerning
which Lieut.. Particle sent us the fol.
lowing communication some days ago,
which we did not at the time use, but
which in this connection We give pub.
licity to:
FORT 'fEoGH, Feb. II, 1887.
Editor YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL:
I1ote the following dispatch, dated
Fort keogh. in the Chicago Times Of
the l4th.-[Here follows the dispatch
referred TO above.-ED. The above
telegram also appeared in the st. Paul
Globe, and perhaps other eastern
dailies. As am interested 10 such
matters, Il have taken the trouble 10 look
into the authenticity Of the dispatch
in question and find that II never was
sent from Fort Keogh at all. Mr.. w.
4 Rowe, the operator here. informs me
that he never sent such telegram at any
time to any body. He knows nothing
Of II, and says further that II could not
have been telegraphed from his Office
without his knowledge. IL perhaps
or'giDa ed In st. Paul, or was possibly
sent from some other point along the
line and dated Fort Keogh.
Very Respectfully,
J. NJ. T. PARTELLo.
From Lieutenant Partello's vigor-
Gus denial of this matter, We are in
cliped to think him guiltless Of the
strocious lie quoted by Mr.. Courtensy,
but we may be mistaken. We know
OF another news-gstberer for eastern
papers whom we believe to be RESPONSE
ble for both articles, but rs we are not
positive we cannot make use OF his
name at present, but " i'll not hesitate
to do so, 70 soon as We secure the
necessary proof. The worst feature Of
this Especial correspondence" business
IL tnat the correspondents themselves
know nothing Of the truth Of the state
ments which they send broadcast over
the county. The news ~ is clipped
from papers from the Saskatchewan IL
the Platte aud from the Missouri river
west to the Rocky Mountains and
whenever sufficiently large and sen.
-ational batch Is collected, II Is sent of
dated from Fort Keogh or Miles City,
and goes abroad as truthful
statement of the condition Of af-
fairs prevailing here or ut Fort Keogh
although the occurrences detailed
may relate land nine times ou: oI
ten do relate) 10 localities seversl
hundred miles distant from thi.
place. The special correspondent ha,
not dollars interest 10 Miles City ol
eastern Montana, and does not care q
rush how much damage he inflicts or
the country by his lying screed, IL b,
can only dish up q sufficiently sensa
tional article to be deemed worthy O
the five dollars he hopes to receive fol
IL. Such men are q curse to any com
munity and the sooner they are weed
ed out, or taught to tell the truth IL
their correspondence, the better I
will be for the community they afflict
with their presence.